President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun agreed to a ten-day ceasefire, set to take effect at 5 p.m., after Secretary of State Marco Rubio mediated the first direct talks between the two nations in more than thirty years. The agreement caps a week of intense diplomacy that began with a historic meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the first time Israeli and Lebanese representatives sat across from each other since 1993.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, framing the deal as part of a broader push toward lasting peace in a region that has seen open conflict since early March. He said he had spoken directly with both leaders before the agreement was reached.
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